This turned out to be my favorite book last year. When it flew over the transom, I was ready to dismiss it--I'm not a big fan of bird books. :) But for some reason--maybe because the cover reminded me of the beautiful vista from a certain stone observation deck in Jerusalem--I started reading and fell in love with the story, the language and the characters. Shalev is a powerful writer, and the ultimate Israeli, and the climax is something I've never come across before and probably never will again.
By lovely coincidence, my friend Dan Pine of j. the Jewish weekly of northern california interviewed the author at the same time I wrote my review, so I borrowed his story to dovetail with mine. I always love to create experiences like that for my readers. And I think I did a nice job planning the layout, too.
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